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One Plant, Three Seasons: Iris ‘Gerald Darby’

Iris 'Gerald Darby' at Hayefield [Nancy J. Ondra/hayefield.com]

Irises as a group aren’t among my favorite plants. The individual flowers are exquisite, of course, but the flowering period isn’t all that long, and many of them just aren’t all that interesting when they aren’t in bloom. There are exceptions, though. One that I’ve found to earn its keep through much of the growing season is ‘Gerald Darby’.

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